Re: lynx-dev [PATCH]

[Vlad Harchev]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Eduardo Chappa L. wrote:

> *** Vlad Harchev (address@hidden) wrote in the Lynx list today:
> 
> :)  Here is a patch that allows user to trigger execution of commands declared
> :) via EXTERNAL setting. To allow this, one more field to the syntax of the 
> value
> :) of EXTERNAL setting is added; if that field is TRUE, then activating 
> (using 
> :) arrow-right for example) the link with URL matching the one specified by 
> :) 'prefix' field will be equal to pressing '.' on it.
> :)  Personally I use it for invoking 'links' browser for ftp links - it caches
> :) ftp connections so it doesn't reconnect when directory is changed. Here is
> :) a setting I use:
> :) EXTERNAL:ftp://:links %s:TRUE:TRUE
> :) 
> :)  Seems Eduardo wanted this functionality.
> 
> Dear Vlad and list members,
> 
> Vlad -- the patch works great for me, it allows me to use pine as my
> default mailer, it's working great!. I compiled using slang and the only
> problem I'm having so far is that the screen does not get refreshed
> automatically, so when I quit pine, say, teh only visible thing is the
> link, not the page. Of course I don't care about refreshing the screen.

  Thanks for reporting you success story and bugreport in one letter:)
  Yes, the screen is not refreshed when EXTERNAL command is invoked - it
should (so you found a bug) (something like stop_curses() and start_curses()
should surround 'system' in LYExtern.c - will see it tomorrow).

>   I encourage the application of this patch (with improvements if
> necessary)  to the official distribution of lynx.

  It found out (thanks to MRC) that CERN-RULEs -based approach is much better
than EXTERNAL-based (less things to tweak:) - so I will focus on it - but anyway
functionality like original patch provided will be there.

>   Vlad, thanks a lot!!
> 
> -- 
> Eduardo
> http://www.math.washington.edu/~chappa/personal.html
> 
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 Best regards,
  -Vlad


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